Xixia is a state power established with the Dangxiang clan as the main body. In 1038 AD, Li Yuanhao, the leader of the Dangxiang, established the country and proclaimed himself emperor. The territory of Xixia includes today's Ningxia, most of Gansu, northern Shaanxi and western Inner Mongolia. Xixia is located on the Silk Road of cultural exchanges between China and the West, forming a multiculturalism mainly influenced by Han culture in the Central Plains. On the other hand, it also shows Strong national characteristics. When Xixia fell, cultural relics and classics were destroyed, and the historical and cultural features of Xixia gradually blurred and were forgotten by later generations. Since the 20th century, a large number of various documents, cultural relics, and relics have been discovered that condense the wisdom and talents of the Xixia people and show the spiritual and material life of the Xixia people, gradually enriching the unique charm of Xixia culture in people's vision.
The new Xixia Museum covers an area of 9,000 square meters, with an exhibition area of 5,400 square meters. The public service area, cultural relics warehouse and technical office area total 3,600 square meters. Porcelain, Xixia coins, copper and iron, paintings, sculptures, etc., are a collection of fine works of Xixia historical and cultural relics.
The basic display of Xixia Museum is divided into six parts: Xixia History, Xixia Culture, Xixia Religious Art, Xixia Social Economy, Xixia Mausoleum, Protection and Inheritance, ensuring the integrity of the content.
Nearly two-thirds of the museum's space is used as exhibition space, displaying a rich collection of nearly 5,000 pieces of Thangka, documents, clay sculptures, copper and iron wares, fabrics, and porcelain, including a large number of archaeological researches unearthed in recent years. Fine cultural relics can be described as a "gluttonous feast". Obtain historical, cultural, artistic and scientific information from the ocean of collections and exhibits, allowing visitors to have a clearer and more comprehensive understanding of the Xixia Museum.
Gilt Bronze Bull
The gilt bronze bull was unearthed in 1977 in the accompanying tomb No. 101 of the Xixia Mausoleum. After 10 months of excavation work, two large cultural relics were rediscovered, including the gilt bronze bull. Such a beautiful and fat copper bull was buried in the Xixia tombs, which shows the important position of cattle and cattle farming in the agricultural production of Xixia. Bronze cattle and stone horses were buried in the tombs of Xixia, which provided circumstantial evidence for scholars to study the feudal economy of Xixia. This "gilt copper bull" is a testimony of the Xixia civilization. Not long after it was unearthed in the 1980s, it went abroad and went to Japan to participate in international cultural exchanges. In 2007, when it was exhibited in Italy and other countries, the China Cultural Relics Exchange Center, which was in charge of outreach, insured the price of 200 million yuan for it. When exhibited in the National Museum of Beijing, it also enjoyed the treatment of a special train. To this day, this national treasure is still very busy, telling people the story of the mysterious Xixia through several stops.
Stone Carved Lishi Zhiwen Support
Xixia red sandstone stone carving Lishi Zhiwen support was unearthed in Mausoleum No. 8 in Xixia Mausoleum District in 1972. Cultural relic level: first-class. At present, a total of eleven stone statues of Lishi Zhiwen supports have been unearthed from the Xixia Mausoleum, which are the most important objects of the Xixia Mausoleum. This Lishi Zhiwen support is carved from red sandstone. The seat is in the shape of a cuboid. The upper part is embossed with a huge head, with a round face, flat facial features, round big eyes, eyebrows in the shape of lying silkworms, broad nose, wide mouth and thick lips. The teeth are exposed, the chest and abdomen are exposed, and the breasts are drooping. The knees are kneeling on the soil lining, the upper limbs rest on the knees, and the kneeling legs are outlined by Yin lines on both sides of the seat. The Xixia Stone Carving Lishi Zhiwen Support is abstract and freehand in shape, simple in style, powerful in carving techniques, vivid and rough, so it has attracted attention since it was unearthed, and is now the treasure of the Xixia Museum.
Western Xia green glaze Kaling Pinga
Green-glazed pottery with human head and bird body. Green glaze is applied all over the surface of the vessel, and the glaze layer is uneven. The head is finely carved, the forehead is decorated with five-pointed corolla, the border is decorated with beaded patterns, and the top of the head is tied in a three-part bun; High nose, square mouth and thick lips, large earlobes, jeweled shoulders, jeweled collar, knotted on the back; flat chest, hands folded in front of the chest, wings spread, long tail high; double ribs and a strip-shaped tail Two wings are inserted in the hole, and the legs and claws kneel and ride on the rectangular base with moiré. The base is hollow, with openings at the bottom and rear end. Damaged, repaired. It entered the Tibet Xixia Museum in July 2003, and was designated as a third-level cultural relic in 2013. Kalavinka is an image with a human head and a bird body, which Buddhism uses to promote its teachings. Here, whether it is mythology or primitive religion, it is endowed with superhuman will and extraordinary power, and it is anthropomorphic. It is the reflection of the most primitive understanding of nature and human beings produced by people's initial religious consciousness. The generation, evolution, development and allegorical forms of this image are used by Buddhism and passed on from generation to generation, and have unique aesthetic and cultural value.
gray pottery owl kiss
In 2001, it was unearthed from the west gate site of Mausoleum No. 3 in Xixia Mausoleum District, and the cultural relic level: Class II. Gray pottery, fine texture, hard, blue-gray color. The dragon head and fish tail are composed of upper and lower parts. The upper part is in the shape of a square tube, opening its mouth and swallowing the ridge. It has a mighty image. Its eyebrows are like ropes, with slightly curled up eyebrows. There are two protruding small ears obliquely above, the neck mane is upright, a bridge button-shaped animal nose protrudes from the top of the upper jaw, and there are two sets of 4 mortise holes at the interface at the foot of the mountain for fixed connection. The inside of the vessel is hollow, the body is thick and thick, the back of the vessel is patterned with fish fins, and the tail is patterned with scales. It is a ridge ornament. Damaged, repaired. , In July 2003, entered the Tibet Xixia Museum. In 2013, it was designated as a third-level cultural relic.
To visit Ningxia, you can choose the local professional tourist transportation Ningxia Tourist Scenic Spot Through Train. The staff all wear yellow vests, and the little yellow people are hospitable. There are two tourist distribution centers in the new city railway station and the crescent moon in the old city. The square is convenient for accommodation nearby, there are many hotels, and the transportation is convenient. It is not far from the civil aviation bus, and it is very convenient whether it is by train or plane. The through train of the scenic spot has opened the line from the urban area to the scenic spots around Yinchuan, such as Shahu, Huangsha Ancient Ferry, Shuidonggou, Zhenbeibao Western Film and Television City, Xixia Royal Tomb, Helan Mountain Rock Painting, Shapotou, etc., which is very convenient.
